Four Geauga County residents accused of making meth

Four people were arrested on April 22 by the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office and were accused of possessing chemicals used to make methamphetamine.
Detectives arrested Helen R. Spicer, 31, and Karol M. Beech, 33, both of Middlefield Township, and Thomas N. Beech, 30, and Keith L. Christian, 29, both of Claridon Township.
They allegedly had purchased pseudoephedrine throughout the county and then used it to manufacture meth in Ashtabula County, said Geauga County Sheriff’s Office Lt. John Hiscox in a news release.
Spicer and Karol Beech allegedly possessed methamphetamine and drug abuse instruments when they were arrested. Additionally, when police arrested Christian at his apartment, they allegedly found 138 marijuana plants, said Hiscox.
According to Chardon Municipal Court records, Karol Beech and Thomas Beech were charged with second-degree felony illegal assembly of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs. Spicer and Christian were charged with third-degree felony illegal assembly of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs.
Judge Terri L. Stupica set bond for each defendant at $50,000 cash or surety. On April 29, Spicer’s case was bound over to Geauga County Common Pleas Court. The other three defendants have preliminary hearings scheduled for May 2, according to court records.

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